Félix Tshisekedi visits the Jwaneng open-pit mine to reorganize the DRC’s diamond sector
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, recently paid a visit to the Jwaneng open-pit mine, located 150 kilometers from the Botswanan capital, to receive information on production and processing. diamond marketing. According to the Presidency of the Republic, the Botswana model has conquered the Head of State, who wishes to duplicate it in the DRC.
The Botswana model has enabled this country to be the world’s leading diamond producer in value and volume, just ahead of Russia. This visit is part of a profound reorganization of the diamond industry in the DRC.
The President of the DRC in his capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) also spent his day on Wednesday at the headquarters of this institution located in the heart of the city of Gaborone to discuss the worrying security situation in the eastern part of the DRC, particularly in North Kivu.
The visit to the Jwaneng mine is one of the concrete actions taken by the Congolese President to reorganize the diamond industry in the DRC and revive the economy of his country.
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